[05/29/12 - 10:09 AM]"America's Got Talent" Kicks Off Las Vegas Week on Monday, June 25thPlus: the show will move to its new nights, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the week of July 10.

[via press release from NBC]

"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" KICKS OFF LAS VEGAS WEEK ON MONDAY, JUNE 25TH

Live Shows To Premiere From The New York Tri-State Area On July 2nd

NEW YORK, NY - May 29, 2012 - NBC's top-rated summer series "America's Got Talent" will kick off its highly-anticipated Las Vegas audition shows on Monday, June 25th at 9 p.m. ET and includes a third night of Vegas performances for the first time in the show's history. The Las Vegas portion of the competition continues on Tuesday, June 26th at 9 p.m. and culminates in a two-hour episode on Wednesday, June 27th.

With the Top 48 determined after the Vegas audition shows, season seven live shows premiere from the New York Tri-State area on Monday, July 2nd at 9 p.m. ET with a two-hour episode. The one hour results show will air the next night beginning at 9 p.m. The following week, the show will move to its new nights, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, featuring a two-hour performance night on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Wednesday's results show at 9 p.m. ET.

"America's Got Talent" began its nationwide search for this season's contestants with auditions in New York, St. Louis, Tampa, Los Angeles, Austin and San Francisco. Outspoken, unedited radio personality, television host and author Howard Stern, TV host and producer Howie Mandel and daytime TV host, reality producer and music manager Sharon Osbourne serve as judges. Actor, producer and comedian Nick Cannon hosts. The series is a true celebration of the American spirit, featuring a colorful array of hopeful stars, including singers, dancers, comedians, contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, magicians and ventriloquists, all vying for their chance to strut and perform on stage hoping to win America's hearts -- and the $1 million prize.

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Syco, with offices in London and Los Angeles, is a global music, television and film production joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment. Syco Television owns and produces the BAFTA Award-winning "The X Factor," which has topped the charts around the world. Syco Television is also the owner of the "Got Talent" television format. Versions of both "The X Factor" and "Got Talent" are co-produced by Syco, and are shown in more than 70 countries and have won multiple awards including national television awards and BAFTAs.
Syco is also the record label home for such diverse international recording stars as Leona Lewis and Il Divo. Cowell has worked with artists selling more than 200 million albums and delivering more than 180 #1 records. Britain's Got Talent in 2009 launched the global singing career of Susan Boyle. Her debut Syco album sold over 8 million units in six weeks, making it the world's biggest-selling album of 2009 and the fastest-selling album in history, selling a total of 20 million records to date.